I found a photo from an ice sculpture carving competition I attended in 2007 up in Cooperstown, NY. Around that time, we experienced about 2 – 3 ft of snowfall in the course of one evening. Those were fun times.
Ophthalmologists love gadgets, and fortunately for us, there is no shortage of neat toys to collect. Topping my list of equipment to collect was a new digital camera–I had been carrying around a Canon A60, which was arguably Canon’s seventh-ever point-and-shoot digital camera. At six years old my Canon was simply the victim of Moore’s law, which states that computing power doubled approximately 18 months. Given that digital cameras are relatively inexpensive nowadays, I decided to replace my Canon.
What camera is suitable for the medical professional?
If I wanted a quality enthusiast camera, I’d have gone with a DSLR. For about $1000, you can have a hobbyist set, with maybe even two lenses. I don’t need that for everyday use. For the average medical professional (or resident), a point-and-shoot camera needs to meet these three criteria: 1) portability 2) functionality 3) price.
I wanted a point-and-shoot camera that I could easily carry around the hospital. One with manual controls would be nice, but is not necessary. This would be a camera that I could use to photograph clinical pathology in the hospital and to use for recreation. If you’re in the market for a new camera, read on. Read more…
I took this photo right off the campus of the University of Delaware the day after a rainstorm. Nice fluffy clouds with accompanying grain silo. For some reason I am always surprised to see silos outside of Kansas.